PETERS - 20th Century 1

Racial identity and literary form in the modernist anthology The Image and the Fire examines the coterie anthologyーa small, outsider literary collectionーas a key, yet understudied, instrument of l……続きを見る

Friedrich I. (1657 - 1713) galt lange als weltfremder Schöngeist, der sich aus Prunksucht 1701 selbst zum König in Preußen erhob. Peter Stephan beschreibt den «schiefen Fritz» demgegenüber als planm……続きを見る

Modern Paris is often hailed as a capital of urban infrastructure. Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann’s rebuilding of Paris in 1853–1870, branded “Haussmannization,” helped define urban modernity for ci……続きを見る

Mit dem Ende der Siebzigerjahre begannen die großen Weltdeutungen zu bröckeln. Der Marxismus, die Erzählung vom Fortschritt durch Naturbeherrschung und andere Fortschrittsideen lösten sich langsam, ……続きを見る

Tracing the life of architect Hans Heyerdahl Hallen (1930–2022), this book reveals the transnational influences that shaped his practice in South Africa, and the migratory circles of ideas that defi……続きを見る

In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an……続きを見る

Het boek 100 jaar Hilversum Mediastad van auteur Peter Schavemaker vertelt in details het verhaal Hilversum, ooit een rustig tuin- en weversdorp, vanaf 1918 veranderde in het middelpunt van de Neder……続きを見る

Det moderne standardværk om de frivillige danskere i Waffen-SS fra besættelsen til efterkrigstiden. Værket er baseret på omfattende nyt kildemateriale og ny forskning, som kommer tættere end nogensi……続きを見る

The issue of cohesion and the policies associated with it are concerns not only for supranational entities such as the EU, but also for nation states and regions alike. Traditional instruments for p……続きを見る

The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of ……続きを見る

Highlighting the critical role of midwestern farmers in the creation of the American Century Though often left out of the story of the making of the American Century, the farmers of the Midwest were……続きを見る

Inwieweit handelte es sich bei den »Zwischenanstalten« um einen besonderen Anstaltstyp im Nationalsozialismus? Diese Einrichtungen, die in den vergangenen Jahren in den öffentlichen Fokus rückten, e……続きを見る

This book explores the bilateral relations between the United States and the Vatican from 1975 to 1980, a turbulent period that had two presidents, three presidential envoys, and three popes. This p……続きを見る

How Africa’s most notorious tyrant made his oppressive regime seem both necessary and patriotic Idi Amin ruled Uganda between 1971 and 1979, inflicting tremendous violence on the people of the count……続きを見る

Diktaturet er den politiske institution, der har sat det største og mest katastrofale præg på det 20. århundredes historie. Gang på gang har hele nationer lidt under enkelte mænds magtbegær og hensy……続きを見る

Raumplanung versucht, die Zustände in einer Gesellschaft über die Ordnung ihres Raumes zu verbessern. Dieser Band befasst sich mit ihrer Geschichte zwischen 1945 und 1975, vor allem in ausgewählten ……続きを見る

A collection of stories and fascinating facets of theater history in Philadelphia. From the founding of The Walnut Street Theatre and the beginning of the American circus to the world premiere perfo……続きを見る

Shortlisted for the Association of Dress Historians Book of the Year Award, 2024 In 2022, it was reported that plus-sizes accounted for nearly twenty percent of all women's apparel sales in the Unit……続きを見る

”Værdier kan blandt andet betragtes som alarmudløsere. At noget anses for værdifuldt betyder, at angreb mod det betragtes som truende, fordi en ligevægt forstyrres. De højindustrialiserede samfunds ……続きを見る

Post-communism, Democracy, and Illiberalism in Central and Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union explores how the downfall of communism brought about a difficult transition for Eastern a……続きを見る

Seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges ist eine generelle Akzentverschiebung vom Pathos der klassischen 'Heldendenkmäler' hin zu Mahnmalen und Gedenkstätten, die an die Opfer von Diktatur und Gewalt ……続きを見る

Both a historical analysis and a call to arms, this is the comprehensive policy guide to understanding and engaging in the geopolitics of Eurasia. The 20th century was dominated by three visions of ……続きを見る

Aschkenas: So nannten die seit dem Mittelalter in Europa ansässigen Juden ihr Siedlungsgebiet vor allem in Deutschland. Peter Schäfer bietet mit diesem Buch erstmals einen auf archäologischen und sc……続きを見る

More than 80 years on, the Great War - and particularly the great battles such as the Somme and Verdun - continues to fascinate us and to cast long shadows over the world in which we live. For Brita……続きを見る

In this, the second volume in the Guide To... series covering the war on the Western Front, Peter Simkins describes the last great battles of attrition at Arras, on the Aisne and at Passchendaele in……続きを見る

The legendary editor who founded the Washington Monthly explores “the resentful, unequal, uncaring parts of today’s American culture that Trump has inflamed and that have made Trump possibleーand ho……続きを見る

In the spring of 1968, a group of Catholic antiwar activists barged into a draft board in suburban Baltimore, stole hundreds of Selective Service records, and burned the documents in a fire fueled b……続きを見る

Chartered in 1921, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a worldwide organization that represents more than two million workers in occupations from healthcare and government service to……続きを見る

The Soviet Union and Cuba (1987) examines the thesis that Cuba acted as an extension of Soviet foreign policy or surrogate of the USSR in the Third World. The Soviet-Cuban link is assessed in four c……続きを見る

En dansk kunsthandler bliver hyret til en meget usædvanlig opgave. En japansk rigmand vil have ham til at rejse til Cambodja for at opspore og købe et ældgammelt silkeklæde, der med sin unikke vævni……続きを見る